Siraj Sikder

Theses of the East Bengal Workers Movement

Date: 1 December,1968.First Publication: First published in January 1968,
and in edited and rewritten form, on 1 Dec. 1968.This Edition: Marxists.org, November 2012. Source: Blog of the Communist Party Marxist-Leninist
Maoist Bangladesh, http://sarbaharapath.com.

Introduction

How shall we apply Marxism-Leninism-Mao Tsetung Thought to the condition of
revolution of our country? Marxism-Leninism-Mao Tsetung Thought will be the
‘arrow’ what we shall have to throw with the aim of revolution of East
Bengal. Those who throw arrow aimlessly and in a confused manner, they can
easily do harm to revolution. Marxist named many persons are playing opportunist
and counter-revolutionary role by ‘throwing arrow in a confused manner.

Chairman Mao said, “The mistakes of the past must be exposed without
sparing anyone’s sensibilities; it is necessary to analyze and criticize what
was bad in the past with a scientific attitude so that work in the future will
be done more carefully and done better. This is what is meant by ‘learn from
past mistakes to avoid future ones’”.

Why in pre independence period, Indian communist party failed to take up
leadership in anti colonial anti feudal struggle and establish socialism by
ending colonial and feudal exploitation?

Why in post independence period, East Pakistan communist party failed to make
the way of socialism by carrying anti colonial and anti feudal struggle? We must
mercilessly expose the reason behind those failures with scientific outlook so
that same mistakes can be avoided in future and Marxist-Leninist-Mao Tsetung
Thought followers can be able to play their historic role.

Workers of all countries, Unite!

Pre independence period

In period of British rule, basic contradictions for social development of
India were as follows:
1. The contradiction of Indian people versus British colonialism
2. The contradiction of vast peasantry of India versus feudalism
3. The contradiction of Indian working class versus bourgeoisie
4. Communal contradiction of Indian Muslim bourgeoisie, feudal and
worker-peasants versus non-Muslim especially Hindu bourgeoisie, feudal and
worker-peasants

The Indian bourgeoisie (Muslim and non-Muslim bourgeoisie), from own class
interest demanded first independence. In initial period of independence
movement, Indian bourgeoisie was united. But relatively less developed Muslim
bourgeoisie and feudal noted possibility of extinction by the relatively huge
developed non-Muslim bourgeoisie and feudal in unified India. They demanded some
opportunity for their own development. In this way, class interest intensified
their inner contradiction. In a certain stage, this contradiction took
antagonistic form and the Muslim bourgeoisie and feudal formed Muslim League to
protect their class interest and demanded separate independent Pakistan state
for their own free development.

The Muslim bourgeoisie and feudal used the opportunity of non-antagonistic
communal contradiction to unite Muslim workers and peasants under their demand
and hatched vile communal motivation and conspiracy among them. The non-Muslim
bourgeoisie and feudal with view to establish unified India and to dismantle
Pakistan movement of Indian Muslim bourgeoisie and feudal, hatched vile communal
motivation and conspiracy among non-Muslim workers and peasants so that they may
unite behind them.

The British colonialists too hatched intense communal motivation and
conspiracy to continue their rule and exploitation by making split in Indian
independence movement.

For all those reason, there broke out communal riot in different places and
the non-antagonistic communal contradiction took antagonistic form. Workers and
peasants got united behind Muslim League and Congress on religious basis.

Despite the fact that the split in Indian independence movement made it easy
to continue rule and exploitation for the British colonialists, huge losses in
second world war, participation of militant revolutionary patriots in Indian
independence movement and development of consciousness of workers and peasants
obliged them to handover power to their supporter and collaborator bourgeoisie
class (Muslim League and Congress), by which they could be able to make this
subcontinent semi colony through this new regime. In this way, Pakistan and
India was created.

Why Indian communist party failed to establish socialism by liberating India

In pre independence period, social condition of India was colonial, feudal
and semi feudal. By sustaining feudal class, through them, colonialists used to
exploit and oppress vast peasantry. This is why, anti colonial national
revolution and anti feudal democratic revolution, that is, national democratic
revolution should have been the character of revolution of this country.
Bourgeoisie is unable to make this national democratic revolution. So,
historically it is the responsibility of proletariat and its party to accomplish
this revolution. Therefore, this revolution should have been national democratic
or new democratic revolution, the aim of that is socialism and communism. This
is part of world revolution.

To carry and accomplish this new democratic revolution, proletarian party
should have fulfilled the following conditions:
a. “a well-disciplined party armed with theory of Marxist-Leninism, using the
method of self-criticism and linked with the masses people;
b. an army under the leadership of such a party;
c. A united front of all revolutionary classes and all revolutionary groups
under the leadership of such a party.”

Indian communist party failed to fulfill the above mentioned conditions. As a
result, bourgeoisie and feudal took the leadership of national struggle, from
their own class interest they divided India on their behalves by taking
opportunity of non-antagonistic communal contradiction and accordingly unifying
workers and peasants behind them on religious basis.

Chairman Mao said, “A revolutionary party is the guide of the masses, and
no revolution ever succeeds when the revolutionary party leads them astray”.

Post independence period

Following are the basic contradictions that exist for the social development
of East Bengal:
1. National contradiction of East Bengal people versus Pakistani colonialism
2. Contradiction of Vast peasantry of East Bengal versus feudalism
3. East Bengal people’s contradiction with
a. Imperialism especially US imperialism
b. Revisionism especially Soviet social imperialism
c. National contradiction with Indian expansionism
4. Contradiction of East Bengal working class versus bourgeoisie

Analysis of contradictions

First: National contradiction of East Bengal people versus Pakistani
colonialism:

Among Muslim bourgeoisie and feudal, as those of British supporters of
Punjab, Sind, Frontier province, Delhi, Lucknow, Mumbai etc place were much
developed than Bengalee bourgeoisie and feudal (who were very few in number),
naturally captured the leadership of Pakistan movement.

Hindu bourgeoisie and feudal of East Bengal used to carry religious
oppression apart from economic exploitation, over East Bengal Muslim
bourgeoisie, feudal and workers-peasants. When Muslim majority East Bengal
became a separate province by Bengal partition ordinance, Bengalee Muslim
bourgeoisie and feudal supported that thinking that it would reduce economic
exploitation and religious oppression some extent. But Hindu bourgeoisie and
feudal opposed it as it will obstruct their development. As a result, Bengal
partition was canceled. So, there was two obstacle in development of Muslim
bourgeoisie and feudal, one, British colonialism, the other is competition and
religious oppression by Hindu bourgeoisie and feudal. So, as independence
movement was not led by communist party, creation of East Bengal was
historically necessary.

East Bengal bourgeoisie and feudal, thinking that they would be able to carry
own class development through Pakistan, supported Pakistan movement and united
Muslim workers and peasants under Pakistan demand. They joined Pakistan and in
this way, East Bengal became a province of Pakistan.

As leadership of independence movement was in the hands of non-Bengalee
bourgeoisie and feudalists, British colonialists handed over power to them.
Through stationing central capital in Karachi, forming main element of state
machinery, the armed force by British colonialist military bureaucrats and
starting other parts of state machinery by civil bureaucrats (most of those
military and civil bureaucrats were non-Bengalee and supporter of British
colonialists) etc, these non-Bengalee bourgeoisie and feudalists captured
monopoly ownership of state machinery and got the opportunity of free
development of own classes.

This ruling class, from the beginning tried to exploit East Bengal freely
instead of giving autonomy or right of self-determination for its independent
national and economic development. Through state power, this ruling class
developed itself with the money of Jute, tea, leather etc of East Bengal and
signed different military accord like SENTO, SEATO and different types of
economic agreement with imperialism especially with US imperialism. In this way,
Pakistan became a semi-colony. Recently, this ruling class has signed different
types of economic agreement with revisionism especially Soviet social
imperialism.

With the money of East Bengal Jute, Tea, Leather, Paper, cheap labour power,
market of about seventy million people and with the help of imperialists, the
Pakistani bourgeoisie became monopoly capitalist. They made East Bengal a
permanent field of rule and exploitation.

A big obstacle in ruling and exploiting East Bengal is its independent
nationality where language is the main element of independence. To crush this
independence of East Bengal as a nationality, Pakistani ruling class made vile
attempt to impose Urdu in place of Bangla. Language movement of 1952 crushed
that vile attempt. At present too, this ruling class is making vile attempt to
change language.

Gradually possessions, cheap labor power and market of seventy million people
of East Bengal became inevitable for the development of this Pakistani
bourgeoisie and feudal class. In this way, despite for certain period of time,
East Bengal became semi colony as part of Pakistan from direct colony of British
colonialism; there was national oppression and exploitation over East Bengal by
the Pakistani bourgeoisie and feudalist ruling regime since the beginning. This
ruling regime with the pace of their development increased national oppression
over East Bengal and when their development came in the form of monopoly, they
gradually made their ruling system more and more militarist to continue their
exploitation and in this way, national oppression over East Bengal took colonial
form and East Bengal became a colony of Pakistani colonial ruling class. This
colonial ruling class themselves are protecting interest of imperialism and
feudalism. This is why, Pakistan itself is a semi colonial and semi feudal
country.

This Pakistani ruling class, by ‘pro Pakistan collaborator bourgeoisie’
of East Bengal and by sustaining feudalism in rural areas, is carrying
oppression and exploitation in this country. As result of this colonial
exploitation, development of middle and petit bourgeoisie class of East Bengal
has been hindered and rural feudal exploitation intensified. Especially, now
rural exploitation became massive because of paying back foreign debt and
accumulation of capital for industry due to reduction of foreign capital (debt).
So, workers, peasants, petit bourgeoisie and a section of middle bourgeoisie,
i.e., the whole nation of East Bengal are exploited by this exploitation. This
Pakistani colonial ruling class hide colonial character of exploitation through
the propaganda of unified Pakistan, single nation on religious basis, so called
Islamic culture, East Bengal is a province etc. Different colonial forces of
world make attempt to propagate single country, single nation etc to hide
colonial character of exploitation. But history proved those’ failure. This
attempt of Pakistani colonial ruling class is bound to fail too.

2nd: The contradiction of vast peasantry of East Bengal versus feudalism

In rural areas, government employees (Police, Circle Officers), Basic
Democrats (BD), Land lords, rich peasants, evil gentry (lumpen) and upper strata
of middle peasants are carrying feudal exploitation over agricultural workers,
poor peasants and mass middle peasants. Pakistani colonial class has sustained
rural feudalists and is making all out effort for their development. This ruling
class has intensified feudalist exploitation to accumulate capital and cheap
labor power to develop themselves.

In rural areas feudalist exploitation manifest as increase of land tax and
other rents, not promoting rationing in villages, forming Basic Democracy,
providing administrative system to Basic Democrats, not ending share cropping,
agreement, contract, interest system, enchaining peasants by debt etc, not
controlling flood, not carrying irrigation projects, not providing general
education system to all, not promoting free medical treatment etc.

Third: A. National contradiction of East Bengal people versus imperialism,
especially US

US imperialism on the one hand, keeping relation and assisting Pakistani
colonialists and colluding with bourgeoisie of East Bengal on the other, and
through them they are making pressure on Pakistani ruling class. They are
exploiting people of East Bengal through debt and direct investment. They are
trying to form anti China and anti Communist alliance by taking Pakistani
colonialists and Indian expansionists. But Pakistani colonialists, out of their
own class interest, are not able to collude with Indian expansionists at
present, and at a certain point of own class development are now compelled to
make friendship with socialist countries, especially with China.

On the other side, US imperialism, by taking the opportunity of colonial rule
and exploitation of East Bengal, is helping and supporting their supporter
bourgeoisie of East Bengal. This pro imperialist collaborator bourgeoisie are
carrying anti colonial movement. Capitalizing this movement, US imperialism is
using it in two ways–on the one hand, they are making pressure on Pakistani
colonialists to sign anti China Indo-Pak treaty and hatching vile conspiracy to
make this collaborator bourgeoisie to separate East Bengal and sign anti China
Indo-East Bengal treaty and in this way, make East Bengal a direct US colony. At
present, pro US collaborator bourgeoisie is leading 6 point-Awami League.
US imperialism is giving support to religious parties of this country who
protect the interest of feudalists. They are the most obedient ally of
imperialism.

B. National contradiction of people of East Bengal versus revisionism,
especially Soviet social imperialism

[In Bangla, this sentence is without subject--Translator] are trying to
establish anti-China anti-Communist alliance by taking Pakistani colonialists.
They will not support national liberation struggle of East Bengal, because their
aim is to exploit Pakistan along with its colony by colliding with Pakistani
colonialists. To dismantle this liberation movement, they will help Pakistani
colonialists so that they may get a share on exploitation over East Bengal. In
this regard, it is to mention Bayafra, Burma, Vietnam and other countries.
People of Bayafra are fighting for liberation from national oppression and
suppression. Soviet social imperialists are trying to crush liberation movement
of people of Bayafra by supplying arms, fund and cadres to Nigerian military
government, so that they may carry exploitation in whole Nigeria with
imperialists. They are hatching conspiracy to suppress Liberation movement of
Burma and wipe out great struggle of Vietnam.

C. National contradiction of people of East Bengal versus Indian expansionism

Indian big capitalist and feudalist government will not support national
liberation movement of East Bengal under proletarian leadership because their
aim is to exploit independent East Bengal under bourgeoisie leadership, and to
get an anti China anti Communist ally. But proletarian led liberated East Bengal
will be a support to liberation of Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Tripura and
liberation of workers-peasants of whole India. That is why, Indian expansionism
will try to crush the effort of establishing workers-peasants’ East Bengal.

Fourth: Contradiction of Bourgeoisie of East Bengal versus working class

Bourgeoisie of East Bengal exploits workers, and among them a section, being
collaborator of Pakistani colonialists, are exploiting East Bengal, while
another section is imperialist collaborator, especially of US. Another section,
who are genuine national bourgeoisie are both anti imperialist and anti
colonial. First section of bourgeoisie of East Bengal are country-seller,
betrayer, while second section is imperialist collaborator who by colliding with
India, wants to struggle as much as they need national right to develop their
class. Massive part of bourgeoisie of East Bengal are at present ganged up under
their leadership. National struggle can never be completed under their
leadership. Apart from hostility, people have friendly relation with them too as
long as they oppose Pakistani colonialism. Apart from hostility, people have
friendly relation with the third section of bourgeoisie–the national
bourgeoisie as long as they carry anti colonial anti imperialist struggle.

At present, leadership of national struggle is in the hands of pro
imperialist collaborator bourgeoisie. End of this leadership can be possible in
three ways. (a) If political party of proletariat, by firmly holding high the
flag of national struggle, inspire peasantry in anti colonial anti feudal armed
struggle; (b) If colonial force surrender to US imperialism, and make anti China
anti Communist alliance, they will be able to crush the national struggle of the
collaborator bourgeoisie with the support of US imperialism, Soviet social
imperialism and Indian expansionism; (c) If colonial ruling class comes to
compromise with imperialist collaborator bourgeoisie, the later’s actual
betrayal and anti people character will be exposed.

Principal contradiction

Apart from above mention contradictions, there are more contradictions in
East Bengal society, but these four are basic. Chairman Mao said, “If in any
process there are a number of contradictions, one of them must be the principal
contradiction playing the leading and decisive role, while the rest occupy a
secondary and subordinate position. Therefore, in studying any complex process
in which there are two or more contradictions, we must devote every effort to
finding its principal contradiction. Once this principal contradiction is
grasped, all problems can readily be solved.” In anti Pakistani colonial
national struggle, workers-peasants, petit bourgeoisie, a section of middle
bourgeoisie, patriotic rich peasants and land lords, i.e., the whole nation can
be united. At present social development process, the national contradiction of
East Bengal people versus Pakistani colonialism is principal contradiction.

But when anti colonial national struggle will reach a certain stage, US
imperialism, Soviet social imperialism and Indian expansionism, jointly or
separately, through their army will try to crush people’s struggle of East
Bengal to protect Pakistani colonialist class. In that situation, Pakistani
colonialism will be shifted to secondary role from principal role in anti mass
struggle, while US imperialism or Soviet social imperialism or Indian
expansionism will gradually be shifted to principal role from secondary one.
Then national contradiction of East Bengal people versus US imperialism or
Soviet social imperialism or Indian expansionism will be principal
contradiction. By making newly united front on the basis of that principal
contradiction, masses have to be guided to appropriate liberation struggle.

East Bengal Revolution and its character

East Bengal bourgeoisie and feudalists joined Pakistan for their own
development. The facilities that was necessary for bourgeoisie development of
East Bengal was enjoyed by the Pakistani colonial class for their own
development. As a result, bourgeoisie development of this country was hindered.
So, necessary condition needs to be created for bourgeoisie development i.e. end
of feudalism and colonialism is needed.
End of feudalism is possible through democratic revolution and end of colonial
rule is possible through national revolution. So, revolution of East Bengal will
be a national democratic revolution.
At present era of imperialism and social imperialism, bourgeoisie can’t
accomplish this revolution; rather, within a short span of time, they themselves
become collaborator to imperialism and social imperialism. There is only one
force who is able to accomplish this revolution and that is proletariat and its
party. The aim of proletarian led revolution is not capitalism but socialism. As
this revolution is led by proletariat, it will be familiar as national
democratic or new democratic revolution, what will be a part of world
revolution.

A characteristic of this revolution is that this is armed revolution. Main
element of state machinery Pakistani colonial ruling class is military force,
Police and law, by which, colonial ruling class is ruling and exploiting East
Bengal. To accomplish this new democratic revolution, this state machinery must
be crushed through armed revolution by uniting workers-peasants and other
patriotic classes and strata under the leadership of proletariat, and new state
system must have to be established with workers-peasants and other patriotic
classes and strata on the basis of workers-peasants alliance under proletarian
leadership. In Chairman Mao’s saying, we have to seize political power out of
the barrel of the gun.

Another characteristic of this revolution is protracted struggle. Possibility
of quick victory is very less in this revolution. The reasons are disunity
condition of workers-peasants masses of East Bengal, lack of correct
Marxist-Leninist-Mao Tsetung Thought follower party; the misguiding of people by
revisionist and neo revisionist party and influence of reactionary ideology
among masses.
On the other side, colonial force is unified, their administrative power is
consolidated, their administrative system is spread up to rural area through B.D.
system, and the fact that imperialism, social imperialism and expansionism will
help them. So, at present, power equilibrium is on the side of Pakistani
colonialists. To Change this situation, long period of time is needed. This is
why, national democratic revolution of East Bengal will be accomplished through
protracted arduous war only.

Another characteristic of this revolution is encircling cities by rural areas
and capturing cities later. Chairman Mao says, “according to law, revolution
starts, develops and win in those places where reactionary forces are relatively
weak.” So, we must go to rural area, raise peasants for guerrilla war and
seize rural area through guerrilla war and establish Base area. We must encircle
cities by seized rural areas and later we must capture cities.
Another characteristic of this revolution is formation of united front.
By holding high national flag, and basing upon national struggle, united front
must be formed. [Prior to this sentence, there was an opinion regarding Lin Piao,
what was decided to omit later. It is to mention that 1st central committee of
Proletarian Party of East Bengal led by Chairman Siraj Sikder decided to omit
chapters regarding Lin Piao from constitution]

Under the leadership of proletariat, on the basis of workers-peasants
alliance, all the anti Pakistani colonialist patriotic classes and strata must
have to be united. within united front, proletarian party must protects its
ideological, political and organizational independence and remain firm in
principle of freedom and taking initiative and insist on own leadership role.
So, in united front, leadership, freedom and initiative of proletarian party
must have to be, and only guarantee of that is a people’s army led by
proletarian party. As chairman Mao said, “Without a people’s army, people
have nothing.” This is why, primary precondition of establishing united front
is the people’s army.

General Policy of National Democratic Revolution

1. Led by proletarian party, we must go to such places where reactionary
forces are relatively weak and those places that are most suitable for guerrilla
war. That means, we have to go to forested mountainous rural areas.
2. Rural workers, poor peasants and middle peasants should be inspired to anti
feudal anti colonial guerrilla war.
3. Agrarian Revolution:
To seize lands of pro colonial land lords and rich peasants and distribute among
agricultural workers and poor peasants.
To crush pro colonialists of government (Police, Circle Officers) and B.D.
To impose ban on change of share cropper and agreement by patriotic landlord,
rich peasants and others. At the same time, to implement reduction of
exploitation in share cropping and agreement in that case.
To firmly carry land reform in opportune moment
To develop regular army from guerrilla army.
To develop Base Area
5.To establish united front
6.To capture rural areas. Then to encircle cities by captured rural areas. At
last to capture cities.
7. To seize properties of Pakistani colonialists, their collaborator bourgeoisie
East Bengal, US imperialism and Soviet social imperialism, all other foreign
forces who support colonial ruling class (if they have property in this
country), and their collaborators (when they oppose national revolution).
8. To form national democratic government in captured areas. This government
will impose dictatorship over enemies and democracy over people through
democratic dictatorship, under the leadership of proletariat, on the basis of
workers-peasants alliance, and with the help of other patriotic classes and
strata.
9. To provide autonomy with right to secession to different minority
nationalities. To provide regional autonomy to different tribes.
10. To provide all non-Bengalee patriotic people full opportunity to cultural
and lingual development.
11. To ensure religious right of masses.

General policy of revolutionary war

1. Guerrilla war is the principal form of revolutionary war until regular
army is developed.
2. Red army, comprising mainly of peasants is the principal form of
organization.
3. Regular army will develop amidst guerrilla war.
4. War will be protracted and arduous.

Main task: To establish Marxist-Leninist and Mao Tsetung Thought follower
political party of proletariat.

Complementary task:
1) To inspire peasantry to Guerrilla war in ant feudal anti colonial struggle.
2) To form guerrilla army comprising mainly with peasants and carry guerrilla
war.
3) To carry agrarian revolution
4) To develop regular army and Base Area

International position

Basic contradictions of present world are as follows:
1) Contradiction of US-led imperialism and Soviet social imperialism versus
socialist countries
2) Contradiction among imperialists themselves and revisionists themselves on
the one hand, and contradiction between imperialism and revisionism on the
other.
3) Contradiction of ruling classes of imperialist and revisionist countries
versus people of their own countries.
4) Contradiction of US-led imperialism and Soviet social imperialism versus
oppressed people of Asia, Africa and Latin America

Analysis of Contradiction

US imperialism and Soviet social imperialism thinks socialist countries
especially China as main obstacle in continuing their rule and exploitation
worldwide and redistributing world among themselves as field of exploitation. It
is because China, on the basis of proletarian internationalism, is always
exposing the real nature of imperialist and revisionist exploitation. China is
holding high the flag of revolution that is the only path to liberation from
that rule and exploitation. Chinese revolutionary proletariat is giving moral
support and giving practical assistance to anti-domination and anti-exploitation
struggle of countries and nations of world. China is leading the anti-domination
and anti-exploitation struggle of world.

That is why, imperialism and revisionism is making all out effort to crush
this obstacle. But present world situation is on the side of revolution, masses
and socialism, and against imperialism, revisionism and all sort of reaction.
Power balance of world is on the side of socialism. Therefore, imperialists and
revisionists are unable to resolve this contradiction through war. Chairman Mao
said, “There are two winds in the world today, the East Wind and the West
Wind. There is a Chinese saying, ‘Either the East Wind prevails over the West
Wind or the West wind prevails over East Wind’. I believe it is characteristic
of the situation today that the East Wind is prevailing over the West Wind. That
is to say, the forces of socialism have become overwhelmingly superior to the
forces of imperialism.” For that reason, imperialists and revisionists are
dreaming to restore capitalism by gradually changing socialist system through
making external pressure, blackmail and communicating with internal
collaborators, and trying accordingly.

Initiated and guided by Chairman Mao Tsetung, Great Proletarian and Cultural
Revolution has completely crushed the colorful dream of the imperialists,
revisionists and internal capitalist collaborators to restore of capitalism in
China. This Cultural Revolution has showed the path how revolutionaries in
revisionist countries can restore socialism by capturing state power through
overthrowing capitalist ruling classes. So, the contradiction of socialist
countries versus imperialist and revisionist countries exists. But this is not
principal contradiction.

2. Contradiction among imperialist countries themselves and among revisionist
countries themselves on the one hand; and imperialist countries versus
revisionist countries on the other:

US imperialism is confining other imperialist countries in different military
alliance by terrifying them with communist horror and in this way, is exploiting
them economically. For this reason, there is contradiction between US
imperialism and other imperialist countries. There is contradiction of interest
among ruling classes of other imperialist countries themselves.

Soviet social imperialism is ruling and exploiting other revisionist
countries and confined them in different alliances by terrifying them with the
horror of war so that they may not come out of their grip.

US imperialism and Soviet social imperialism contend and collude from their
own interest. They are gradually distributing world among themselves as own
influence area for neo colonial and colonial rule and exploitation. Contention
arises among themselves on distribution of areas, and they collude each other to
protect their common interest.

So, this contradiction exists. But this is not principal contradiction.

3. Contradiction of ruling classes of imperialist and revisionist countries
versus people of their respective countries

Ruling classes of imperialist and revisionist countries are exploiting masses
of own respective countries. They are carrying domination and exploitation in
different places of world and they had to build massive military force for that
reason. That military expenditure comes from people of own countries,
consequently, domination and exploitation over people is intensifying. In some
of the imperialist and revisionist countries, much more domination and
exploitation is carried over minority nationalities. US imperialism is carrying
national oppression over Afro-Americans (Negro). With the help of a few betrayer
collaborators, Soviet social imperialism is exploiting minority nationalities.
So, this contradiction exists. But this is not principal contradiction.

US imperialism and Soviet social imperialism is ruling and exploiting
countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America by making them colonies and semi
colonies. Their development depends on this exploitation. For this reason,
countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America are rural area of world. Imperialist
and social imperialist countries of Europe and America that are urban area of
world live on exploitation over them. To start revolution in these rural areas
where reactionary forces are not as strong as they are in Europe and America,
and gradually to capture whole rural area and then encircle cities and at last
capture cities is a line of Mao Tsetung Thought.

Bourgeoisie of most of the countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America have
liberated their respective countries from the direct rule and exploitation of
imperialism and colonialism. This is a big victory in anti imperialist and anti
colonial struggle. But this bourgeoisie, for the sake of their class interest
established collusion with imperialist and social imperialist countries and made
respective countries neo colonies. This is a historic responsibility of
proletariat to finish this unfinished new democratic revolution and thus make
the condition for socialist revolution.

When great liberation war of heroic masses of Vietnam reached at the stage of
completely defeating US imperialism, at that time, degenerated collaborator of
US imperialism, the Soviet social imperialism is hatching vile conspiracy to
wipe this great liberation struggle through peace talk farce.
Yet, anti imperialist and anti social imperialist struggle is going ahead
intensely in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thai Land, Philippines, Indonesia, Malay,
Burma, Naxalbari, Bihar, Kongo, Mojambik, Angola, Azania, Palestine, Bayafra,
Rodeshia, New Zealand, Bolivia etc places.
US imperialism and Soviet social imperialism is center of present world
reaction. Facts proved that US imperialism and Soviet social imperialism is main
enemy of world people.

This contradiction exists. And this is the principal contradiction.

International and domestic communist Movement

The main danger in international and domestic communist movement is
revisionism and neo revisionism. Revisionism led by Soviet social imperialism
restored capitalism in several socialist countries by making quo de’tat by
their bourgeoisie representatives. Through their bourgeoisie collaborators, they
are carrying counter revolutionary activities inside those communist parties
whose power still they haven’t been able to capture, while in some parties
they have succeed to do so. They are hatching vile conspiracy to restore
capitalism in socialist countries by internal bourgeoisie representatives with
the help of imperialism.
Being trapped in this conspiracy of revisionists, some parties declared that
they are following independent path in international communist movement but
actually following opportunist path and have been compelled to surrender to
revisionists, as there is no middle way between Marxism-Leninism-Mao Tsetung
Thought and revisionism.

At present world, being correct Marxist Leninist, Chinese Party and Labor
party of Albania are advancing towards socialism. Chairman Mao Tsetung is
greatest Marxist-Leninist and Great leader and guide of proletarian class of
present world. [Here there was some lines regarding Lin Piao that was deleted
from works later]

“Chairman Mao Tsetung, with his genius, creatively and comprehensively
inherited Marxism-Leninism, defended and developed it and raised
Marxism-Leninism to a new level.” Marx and Engels are founder of Marxism.
Lenin solved important questions of Marxism on guiding proletarian revolution in
imperialist era, for the first time established a socialist state and
established Marxism-Leninism. Stalin defended Leninism and resolved some
important questions of proletarian revolution. Chairman Mao Tsetung developed
Marxism-Leninism in the era of total collapse of imperialism. He resolved how to
resist restoration of capitalism in socialist countries and how proletarian
revolutionaries can again capture state power in those countries where
capitalism has been restored. He, with his genius, initiated and guided first
Great proletarian and Cultural Revolution in the world. In this way, he raised
Marxism completely to a new level and that is of Mao Tsetung Thought.

“To cross the sea we depend of sailors, to make revolution we depend on Mao
Tsetung Thought”. So, the way to recognize present era revolutionaries is to
study, practice and be a good soldier of Mao Tsetung Thought.

A new type of revisionism emerged in present international communist
movement. They preach Mao Tsetung in word but oppose in practice. They follow
Mao Tsetung Thought in word and paper but follow revisionism in practice. This
is a new conspiracy of bourgeoisie collaborators to cheat masses and
revolutionaries by covering their face with the veil of Mao Tsetung Thought and
this is neo revisionism.
Present world context is the time to carry great reorganization and
repolarization of communist movement. Marxist-Leninist-Mao Tsetung Thought
followers of different countries where revisionists and neo revisionist have
captured leadership are creating new parties and guiding people to the path of
revolution under proletarian leadership.

Necessity to form new Marxist-Leninist-Mao Tsetung Thought follower Political
party of proletarian class

Chairman Mao said, “If there is to be revolution, there must be a
revolutionary party. Without a revolutionary party, without a party built on the
Marxist-Leninist revolutionary theory and in Marxist-Leninist revolutionary
style, it is impossible to lead the working class and the broad masses of the
people in defeating imperialism and its running dogs.” The conventional
Marxist named party in our country got split into two factions as “Pro
Moscow” and “Pro Peking” name. We need to judge them along with those who
came out or ousted from them and other isolated groups and factions from this
point of view.

East Pakistan Communist Party named revisionist party

This party, by correcting all the basic theories of Marxism-Leninism,
actually became collaborator of exploiting classes i.e. colonialist, feudalist,
capitalist, imperialist and Soviet social imperialist, and thus misguiding
workers-peasants of East Bengal. This degenerated renegade faction is follower
of economism and Bernsteinism. By confusing workers-peasants masses, their aim
is to materialize interest of exploiting class. They are familiar as “Pro
Moscow”. They are national enemy of workers-peasants masses of East Bengal.

Communist party of East Pakistan (Marxist) named neo-revisionist party

They are Marxist-Leninist-Mao Tsetung Thought follower in word and paper but
revisionist in practice. They hoist red flag to oppose red flag. They don’t
recognize Pakistani colonial exploitation over East Bengal and as they don’t
carry national struggle, they are familiar as collaborator of colonial
government to the people of East Bengal. By not taking preparation for armed
struggle of national democratic revolution, they are, on the one hand,
strengthening hands of colonial ruling class, and pushing mass people under the
leadership of US collaborator bourgeoisie who are engaged in struggle of anti
colonial exploitation. By taking “pro Peking” name, they are making disgrace
to the center of world revolution. They are neo revisionist.

New groups, factions and isolated revolutionaries

At present, situation of revolution of East Bengal is at the boiling point,
reorganization of domestic communist movement is going on. As
counterrevolutionary and traitor character and of East Pakistan communist party
is gradually being exposed to party cadres, and revolutionaries,
Marxist-Leninist-Mao Tsetung Thought followers are firmly rebelling. In this
situation, some opportunist reactionary clique came to catch fish in dirty
water.

Through approximate investigation we can divide them in following parts:

A clique ousted from neo revisionist party out of inner quarrel, pose
themselves as correct Marxist and follower of Naxalbari. But this group is
openly familiar to all the cadres and masses as collaborator of colonial force.

Another one group is colluding with neo revisionists at present. They are a
splinter of degenerated lumpen bourgeoisie. The group of conscious cadres is a
clique or opportunist, and the group that is power greedy and inferior is
reactionary collusion of opportunist clique and greedy for post and are
backboneless.

Another one mentionable group has been ousted from Marxist named party because
of making embryonic party inside party. They are same to neo revisionist party
in position. They are unclear in national position and theoretically weak.

Another one group actually established a petit bourgeoisie movement in the
name of revolutionary communist movement. They tried to hide their actual petit
bourgeoisie character by expressing position borrowing from others and saying
about Marxism-Leninism-Mao Tsetung Thought in an aimless manner. They took the
position like there will be no contradiction in childhood of party of Deborin
theory that was condemned by Stalin and Mao Tsetung long before, so that
movement may be trapped in pockets of several petit bourgeoisie intellectuals.

Apart from that they believe in some vile anti Marxist petit bourgeoisie
theories like close door policy, false monolithism, fear in unity on
Marxist-Leninist-Mao Tsetung Thought basis but attraction to keep unprincipled
opportunist sacred collusion with revisionist, neo revisionist and proven
traitors, multi-center theory, theory that leadership will remain in hands of
revolutionary youth, keeping anti Marxist guerrilla war theory of Che Guevar
side by side with Guerrilla war principle of Chairman Mao Tsetung. Though some
revolutionaries are trapped by them, soon they will come out from them when they
will discover their actual face. Recently they have joined to the above
mentioned party that has been ousted from Marxist named neo revisionist party
because of making embryonic party inside party.

Apart from them, known and unknown many revolutionaries are isolatedly
working, some are working with compromise while some are without compromise,
some are throwing arrow aimlessly.

So, all the revolutionaries who are Marxist-Leninist-Mao Tsetung Thought
follower and are practicing accordingly must fight against revisionism, neo
revisionism and anti Marxist ideology and rebel against them by holding high the
flag of “It is right to rebel against reactionaries”. Chairman Mao said,
“Without destruction there can be no construction. Destruction means criticism
and rejection, and this is revolution. It is related with finding truth with
reasoning, and this is construction.”

So, all the Marxist-Leninist-MaoTsetung Thought followers should establish
unity among themselves and establish a revolutionary political party of
proletariat countrywide. Chairman Mao said, “A well-disciplined Party armed
with the theory of Marxism-Leninism, using method of self-criticism and linked
with the masses of the people; an army under the leadership of such a Party; a
united front of all revolutionary classes and all revolutionary groups under the
leadership of such a Party –these are the three main weapons with which we
have defeated enemy.”
East Bengal Workers Movement is an active organization to establish a political
party of proletarian class in this revolutionary theory and revolutionary style,
and to materialize above mentioned program and position.